Art Experiment | Glue Art on Paper

Glue Art on Paper is a process-based art activity that will lead to surprising discoveries and build creative confidence in kids.

If you’re finding yourself here, chances are that you have a young child and/or see the benefits of experimenting with art materials. Process-based art is a meaningful way for young children to grow as makers and for adults to take an well-needed art break that’s good for the soul.

There are so many benefits to playing and experimenting with art supplies — for both kids and adults:

It’s relaxing

Taking time to create can be meditative

New discoveries come through experiments

It builds confidence and knowledge of tools and materials

This project can be done with children as young as three.

Supplies

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The Set-up

Squeeze liquid watercolors into your ice cube tray or separate bowls. We used 4 colors. A variety of colors is useful for this project as it encourages color experiments.

You can use one pipette or different pipettes for each color. We chose to used two. This led to colors mixing, which we didn’t mind.

Set up one sheet of watercolor paper, glue bottle, pipette (on top of the ice cube tray), and a skewer.

Squeeze glue circles onto the paper.

With the pipette, squeeze a few drops of liquid watercolor on the glue circles

Invite your child move the paint through the glue in whatever way he or she likes.

Older children can practice fine motor skills by squeezing their own glue and drops of liquid watercolors on the glue.

Take it further

Once you have this preliminary test under your belt, ask yourself or your child, “what else can we do with these materials?” Be open to new experiments and ideas. You may be surprised where it takes you. Some ideas:

Add small pieces of paper to make collages.

Press stickers onto paper and make glue designs on top of them. Will you be able to see the stickers when the glue dries?

Play with glue and watercolors on top of wax paper. When it dries, can you peel the designs off the paper?

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Glue Art on Paper is a more powerful and interesting activities for the kids. In this activity the color is a most favorable part for the kids because they takes interest to fill the created boxes and diagrams.